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Britain's concertgoers are set to experience the Iceland Symphony's celebrated tonal richness and élan in February 2020, courtesy of its first ever tour of the UK. The orchestra will give eight concerts with Yan Pascal Tortelier and solo pianists Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Yeol Eum Son.

The Iceland Symphony is back home from a successful tour of Germany and Austria. Daníel Bjarnason conducted the orchestra at five concerts in three cities with soloists Víkingur Ólafsson and Radovan Vlatković. Performing works by Icelandic composers Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Daníel Bjarnason as well as by Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius.

The Iceland Symphony is on tour in Germany and Austria, with soloists Víkingur Ólafsson and Radovan Vlatković, under the baton of Daníel Bjarnason. Concerts will be held in Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg, Konzerthaus in Berlin, and Herkulessaal in München.

Víkingur Ólafsson is Gramophone Magazine's Artist 2019. Víkingur is well established as one of Iceland's foremost musicians on the world stage and this award is a true testament to that. The Iceland Symphony's next performances with Víkingur will be in Harpa Concert Hall on November 7th and 8th followed by a concert tour of Germany and Austria.

The Iceland Symphony announced today the appointment of Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director beginning with the 2020/21 season. Before her inaugural season, Ollikainen takes to the stage in March 2020 for the orchestra's 70^th anniversary concert.

Next season, a host of outstanding artists will visit Iceland and perform with the Iceland Symphony at Harpa Concert Hall. 

This season marks the 70th anniversary of the Iceland Symphony which will be celebrated throughout the season. As part of the celebration the orchestra will stage Richard Wagner’s opera Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) for the first time in Iceland.

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra has a vacancy for principal bassoon with the orchestra. Application deadline is June 17^th 2019. and auditions will be held on August 21^st in Harpa Concert Hall. Click here for further information.

In celebration of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra's 70th anniversary, the Icelandic Opera's 40th, and the Reykjavík Arts Festival's 50th, the three will join hands in spring 2020 with a staging of Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre (The Valkyrie). Performances are scheduled for 27 and 29 May 2020 in Harpa's Eldborg hall. Tickets will go on sale in June.

Daníel Bjarnason was announced today as the new Principal Guest Conductor of Iceland Symphony Orchestra, starting in September 2019 for a tenure of two years. Next season Daníel will conduct several concerts at Harpa Concert Hall and lead the orchestra on their European tour in November 2019.